Homework

HOMEWORK GUIDANCE

BHBS Homework Guidance for Parents/Carers

This guidance is aimed at helping parents/carers understand what to expect for homework from each subject in key stage 3 and 4. Please speak to your son/daughter subject teacher should you wish to obtain further detail. All homework will be set on SIMS and can be viewed via the Parent and student App. We view homework as an integral part of learning, which if not completed will be followed up with a sanction.

General advice for parents and carers to aid with completing homework successfully.

Students are successful if they have a quiet space to work and homework is completed at a sensible time. Work should be completed in small manageable chunks. Some students like to listen to music and there is evidence that this can be a benefit. Using the curriculum plan to read ahead in a subject can improve prior learning and helps develop a greater understanding of the curriculum covered. At the end of a lesson, students should review their learning and try to remember the topics covered. As all exams are now at the end of a two year course, it is advised that if there is no homework set that time is spent looking back over notes from lessons to consolidate learning and make use of support materials/websites.

In some subjects there will be support sessions available. The learning hub is open every day before school, at break, lunchtime and after school until 4.30 every day except Friday when it is open until 4pm.

For each subject an explanation is given to help parents/carers understand what Bishop’s is expecting. For subject related queries, please refer to the Curriculum Team Leader in the first instance.

SCIENCE

Key Stage Three

Type

Knowledge/skills based task

Frequency

Once per fortnight

Homework

There will be one piece of feedback in detail from the teacher per half term

Expected Time

30 minutes to an hour per piece

Key Stage Four

Type

GCSE questions

Frequency

Twice per fortnight

Homework

There will be one piece of feedback in detail from the teacher per half term

Expected Time

30 minutes to an hour per piece

MFL

Key Stage Three

Type

Task or a list of words to learn

Frequency

Weekly

Homework

There will be one piece of feedback in detail from the teacher per half term